McGill University researchers have identified a brain function that helps explain why childhood stress raises metabolic health risks for some women later in life. A new study found that variations in ...
The brain’s wiring forms a unique fingerprint that reveals how we think, remember, and make decisions. A new study offers the ...
Nearly 16 million American adults have been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), but evidence suggests that more than 30% of them don't respond well to stimulant medications ...
Recent work has revealed some of the many crucial functions of astrocytes, brain cells that were once thought to play primarily supportive roles for neurons. Astrocytes do handle debris around neurons ...
The roots of addiction risk may lie in how young brains function long before substance use begins, according to a new study from Weill Cornell Medicine. The investigators found that children with a ...
A new study in expert birders suggests that becoming an expert in a given field could help slow down cognitive decline.
For many adults in their 30s, the problem is not memory loss. It is something harder to describe. A constant haze. Slower thinking. Trouble concentrating during meetings. Forgetting simple words ...